General Election - 4th July 2024

[snorky]

I am dropping off due to sleeping tablet , be back sometime around 4am

I'll be there in 10 :)

 

[Withnail]

According to the BBC he has a 47% chance of winning. So a 53% chance of losing. Going to be close.

fingers crossed.

 

[Bodicoteblue]

I hear that a brewery is going to name a bitter after Nadine

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Funny one from earlier - a lass I know from my local Lidl lived with her mum and dad then she and her partner bought the house next door. She told me she went in to vote not knowing the system ( I know ) so produced her driving license. She hasn't changed it so the address in number 12 when she lives at number 14 and told them that was her address when asked. They concentrated so hard on the picture and her face they didn't seem to get the address discrepancy and she voted.

edit update - is that voter fraud?

No. It's the same polling station area in the same constituency and you can't impersonate yourself. She just hasn't had the chance to update her address. But you don't actually have to live at the address full-time anyway.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Watching on Channel 4 for Maitlis, Campbell and Stewart but Jesus Christ, can someone in that studio please punch Nadine Dorries in the throat.

Still think she'd get it. In Butlins, or Benidorm

 

[pirate]

Reform are not a far-right party. They're certainly a right leaning party but far-right is perhaps pushing it.

they are far right.
its just what they are

 

[remember arthur mann]

Is this a little weird on C4, round the table with 4 parties, none of them being the one that actually looks to have won?

Reminds me of United losing and nobody interested in those that won.

Reminds me of Sky having an inquiry into united not winning the league and how to correct it.

 

[urban genie]

mad nads v alistair campbel gonna be a fun watch

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

The Lib Dem’s getting 61 seats, but potentially being the 4th largest party seems a bit odd - guess it’s just part of our voting system

 

[TinFoilHat]

Tories get an 80 seat majority and it's a good thing. Labour win over 150 majority and it's "Electoral dictatorship".


Fuck off.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Still think she'd get it. In Butlins, or Benidorm

Have you confiscated Liz Truss's gear?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Jeremy Vine on BBC1. Fuck off. Over to CH4.

 

[BobKowalski]

BBC for me…least offensive to my tastes so far. Had Tories at 140 - 160, and delighted they dipped below 150.

Delighted Labour are in and comfortably so. Going to be fun night.

 

[TinFoilHat]

mad nads v alistair campbel gonna be a fun watch

They'll be hate fucking around 3am.

Channel 4 will bring back the red triangle.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Watching BBC because we don’t have C4 here, and one of my favourite moments thus far was Steve Baker, participating in the opening panel as the exit polls were presented, having to watch the analyst, in front of a giant screen showing the chance of winning for various candidates, being shown (and told directly), live on air, that BBC gives him <1% of holding on to his seat.

 

[Eccles Blue]

They always ask for my address and after I’ve given it I give them my name.

In fact this time we had two rooms in the local library, one for my own ward and one I assume for the adjoining ward. Therefore the man and woman giving out the papers were pointing people into the relevant room.
The man started to ask my address and the lady said, no she’s definitely one of ours, I recognise her! :-) They checked my photo (I showed them two to be on the safe side.)
They then made sure they underlined my address and wrote the number as they gave me the ballot paper.
I am reassured by that because, to me, it means that no one else can try and vote again as me.

 

[BobKowalski]

Jeremy Vine on BBC1. Fuck off.

Ha, his appearance did screw my ‘BBC least offensive so far’ post!

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

40 odd % of the vote nowadays seems to earn you a fucking large majority. Laughable really.

It’s just mathematics. More parties/candidates dilute the support by offering more options for voters, but in most constituencies it’s still only a choice between two so votes that go to the other parties are effective only if they reduce one of the leading parties more than the other.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Watching BBC because we don’t have C4 here, and one of my favourite moments thus far was Steve Baker, participating in the opening panel as the exit polls were presented, having to watch the analyst, in front of a giant screen showing the chance of winning for various candidates, being shown (and told directly), live on air, that BBC gives him <1% of holding on to his seat.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

The Tories are angry and trying to get a dig in at any point while providing positive comment of anything Tory.

It’s a joy to watch ;-)